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Lessons of the Wheel

But I Want An A! : Lessons of the Wheel

Posted on April 23, 2021 Leave a Comment

I want an A. I mean, I Want An A!  This winter I have been submitting my spinning for assessment and receiving grades in return. I find myself on pins and needles with fear and anticipation when a package or email arrives. Am I above the class average? Or, horror of horrors, below? Did I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Masterful Spinning: Ontario Hand Spinners, Our Fibreshed | Tagged: Fibre Arts, Haliburton School of the Arts, Hand Spinning, Lessons of the Wheel, Ontario Hand Spinners and Weavers

The Humble Drop Spindle: Lessons of the Wheel

Posted on April 15, 2021 Leave a Comment

Way Back When When I was in grade school we had days during the Winter called Electives. It was a field trip day where the whole school elected for certain trips and adventures. Most kids went skiing at nearby Talisman Resort or Blue Mountain. For some of us that sort of field trip wasn’t a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Masterful Spinning: Ontario Hand Spinners, Our Fibreshed | Tagged: drop spindle, Fibre Arts, Hand Spinning, Lessons of the Wheel, Ontario Hand Spinners and Weavers

Woolen Handspinning and the Long Draw: Lessons of the Wheel

Posted on February 9, 2021 2 Comments

I don’t think I could feel any less “masterful” with my spinning these days. The last round of homework for the OHS Certificate was eight skeins of woolen spinning with a heavy emphasis on the long draw. Or as I like to call it “The Long F*&!ing Draw of Doom”. My Relationship With The Long … [Read more…]

Posted in: Masterful Spinning: Ontario Hand Spinners | Tagged: Fibre Arts, Hand Spinning, Lessons of the Wheel, Spinning Wheels

Becoming a Master(ful) Hand Spinner - OHS Year 1

Posted on October 30, 2021 2 Comments

Meet Darlene. She’s a spinning wheel. A Double-Tredle Lendrum to be exact. Made in Odessa, Ontario by a fellow named Gord Lendrum. She and I crossed paths this past August on the first day of Year 1 (of 6!) in my journey to become a Master Spinner (as in wool and not as in bicycles … [Read more…]

Posted in: Craftivism, Masterful Spinning: Ontario Hand Spinners | Tagged: Haliburton School of the Arts, Hand Spinning, Lessons of the Wheel, Ontario Hand Spinners and Weavers, Spinning Wheels, Wendy Bateman

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